Art, Design, and Biology

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 25.01.06

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Rationale:
  3. Demographics of Shields Middle School:
  4. Background Knowledge and Content Objectives: 
  5. What Was the Purpose of a Zoo and How Has It Evolved?
  6. The work of Lorie Hogin Image 4: 
  7. Teaching Strategies: 
  8. Classroom Activities:
  9. Component 1: Zoological Exploration
  10. Component 2: Historical Context and Visual Culture
  11. Component 3: Cultural Heritage and Alebrijes
  12. Component 4: Contemporary Critique Through Art – Lori Hogin
  13. Component 5: Artistic Production and Synthesis
  14. Final Week: Student-Led Critique, Reflection, and Exhibition
  15. How I Hope to Use My Research with Students
  16. Annotated Bibliography
  17. With Gratitude:

Alebrijes: Where Science Meets Art

Francisco Liam Nuno

Published September 2025

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Annotated Bibliography

  1. Rafael Miranda, Nora Escribano, María Casas, Andrea Pino-del-Carpio, and Ana Villarroya, “The Role of Zoos and Aquariums in a Changing World,” Annual Review of Animal Biosciences 11 (2023): 287–306, https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-animal-050622-104306.
  2. Landseer, Edwin. The Lion and the Lamb. ca. 1836. Oil on canvas. Yale Center for British Art, New Haven. https://britishart.yale.edu.
  3. Agasse, Jacques-Laurent. Group of Whelps Bred between a Lion and a Tigress. 1825. Yale Center for British Art, New Haven. https://britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:6787.
  4. Diana Donald, Picturing Animals in Britain: c. 1750–1850 (New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2008), chap. 5.
  5. Donald, Diana. Picturing Animals in Britain: c. 1750–1850. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2008.
  6. Hogin, Lorie. Silver Bullets in the Garden of St. Augustine (The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters). Lorie Hogin official website. Accessed [insert date]. https://www.loriehogin.com/.

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